Well Gunfighter has been recovered. As mentioned in the "flying this week" thread a lady from Mimosa Avenue rang me this morning to say she had found it. When I first looked at it after picking up, ...

Gunfighter recovered. Found in backyard of a Mimosa Ave residence. Lady kindly phoned me this morning to give me the good news. Just picked it up and will post a video of condition in the video clips...

Some footage from todays flying Kev flying T28 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjx7Pse5BAM[/youtube] kev's Habu maiden [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AgEdGFAdTo[/youtube] kev Tucan...

Gunfighter down............... last reported position -33.780711,150.954057 unknown if pilot baled out. Search parties (mailbox delivery) in progress. Just prior to disappearance pilot reported proble...

I'm off to Williamstown tomorrow to see my RAAF mate. Planning on being down on Sunday morning. Hope to see you all then. Paul

Must be something about the name Panther :D That maiden was about as long as Chris's RC Lander Panther. Back to the drawing board Steve, I'm sure you will work it out ;) Paul

Love the photos of last weeks meeting. I can only dream of flying one of those. Maybe I'll get as much pleasure flying an edf version soon. ;) Paul

Brilliant flying in both videos. Loved them. I won't be down tomorrow as We're looking after Ryan (Kev's son) and going to take him to get his soccer outfit. Plan on being there on Sunday with my F16,...

I have made a decision. :D :D :D :D :D :D I'm staying with a pusher prop model. After long discussion with my financial advisor(wife) she advises that I have sufficient funds to purchase a ARF...

Ok the plot thickens................. First a little history about this model. Originally designed in 2005 as a pusher jet by Steve Shumate in USA. He published his plans for anyone who wanted to buy ...

Thanks Steve that would be great. Don't think I can make it on Thursday or Saturday. Are you planing on going down Sunday too? Really mixed up about what I'm going to do with the F14, I'll explain on...

Somemore advice required please. :) Looking at the specs of the GWS 55mm Fans it shows the Inlet end of the fan as 68.4 mm. Just a bit too big to fit inside the F14 Engine Inlets. Question, Can the ...

Wow, you're right that is incredible. :o I thought that it would never be seen again. I have ordered a new pair from USA but that's OK won't hurt to have a couple of spares. Great job Gary. Thanks C...

Building progressing. :) Here is some photos of the early stages of construction of the forward fuselage section Floor in place Nose blocks glued in place Nose blocks sanded to approx shape ...

I too am looking forward to seeing some video of the weekend. I would have loved to have been able to come up to cudal to watch for myself but other duties called :( Glad you had fun. Paul

Great info as always Steve thanks. Will do a bit more research on this but in the meantime I can continue on with my build. Lucky that the modifications required for edf will also work for the pusher...

Steve, you may have seen in my F14 thread that I'm thinking of converting it from a pusher prop to twin ducted fans. I would be limited in what I can put in there to at best 55mm fans. Think this is ...

It's always the way............. best weather when you have something else on :roll: Glad you had a good time I was thinking of you all. Paul

Going 90mm fan or even 70mm would require too much modification to the airframe which I don't want to do as this plane flies so well as designed (so the various websites reckon anyway). The conversion...

All this Top Gun stuff is giving me inspiration to complete my F14 build. :D :D :D :D Afraid I won't be around this weekend either. :( Got son down from Brisbane on Saturday and a 100th Birthday...

And so it begins............................ Started cutting out the depron parts. Lots of parts all cut out. Construction starts tomorrow. :D Can't wait to fly this baby. Originally a pusher jet...

Some uncomfortable conditions down the field today. Bit wet under foot and a strong swirling wind kept everyone on their toes. Here are some of the "not so good" incidents from today Chris's new Pant...

Yep mate he has been wanting a Habu since Parkzone first brought them out in the states around October last year. I'm doubtful of getting to the field tomorrow as I've got a few things to do. I'm plan...

Rebuilt F16 successfully maidened today. Darren put her through her paces and she looked good. :) Just have to make a small adjustment to elevons which are a little loose and let Darren test her aga...

Here are some of my videos taken today. First off is Darren's bungee launch and flight. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjwW_qcdJoM[/youtube] Next is my rebuilt F16's maiden flight [youtube]h...

I was down the field for a couple of hours today but did not fly. I'm hoping that Darren will be down tomorrow so that we can maiden both the F16 and the Tucano. :) Gunfighter of course, will be ther...

Good videos Steve. Here are some from my Camera today. Looks like Kieran's sdhc card fixed the problem so I went out this afternoon and bought one for myself. Kieran's Chopper [youtube]http://www.you...

Hi Kieran, Hope to see you tomorrow. Did you by any chance find the spare memory card? ;) Paul

Hi Steve, Good to hear that you are up and about. Kev and I are hoping to be down the field about 8:30am all going well etc. See you then Paul

Thanks Mate, Downloaded the recova software but unfortunately still no video. At the completion of each short video I see a processing bar which goes from 0 to 100%. All watchable videos reach 100% pr...

Hi folks, During my little holiday last week I took some video footage using my HDVideo Camera. Same one that I used at Parramatta Park on Australia Day. Once again I ended up with just the first 3 or...

I'm back................ After a great week at Narooma (except for first day 585mm rain) We were delayed 15km from our destination while police and SES decided whether or not it was safe to cross a fl...

Looking good Steve. Paul

Seeing as I first bought the kit almost 12 years ago I shall be watching this thread with great interest. You certainly think "outside the square" Rob. :) Good luck, can't wait to see finished articl...

Hi Kieran, I can come over and give you a hand this afternoon no problem. If you want to make it earlier or later just give me a call otherwise I'll be there at 4pm. Paul

Don'r know if anybody is going down to field this morning, but I'm not going to bother. Last nights rain just about finished it for me. :evil: Paul

Ok guys here she is. Still needs a few things done, eg. power plant installed, Decals to be applied, Some cockpit detailing. I've based the colour scheme on the USAF 18th Aggressor Squadron based in...

No new photos yet but fibreglassing all finished. Weighed the plane today including electrics,motor and battery and she is about 150grms heavier than what the instruction guide that came with the plan...

Hi Steve, love the colours.... You should have no problems seeing that against a cloudy background. Look forward to seeing it fly. Paul

Love that video Kieran. Very interesting use of gyros. I was watching a special on tv the other night about the carrier "Nimitz". I noticed the amount of movement both in elevators and cannards the j...

Hi Rob, I have kev's old easy sport here at home. Thinking of dropping it in to you sometime on Friday if that's ok. Sorry can't drop it in tomorrow as wife needs the car and she will be late home. Wo...

Fibreglassing almost finished. It certainly seems to have added a bit of strength to the airframe and weight is ok. I reckon it would be much easier to F/G the individual parts rather than attempting ...

That's the crater caused when I shot down that German heavy bomber the other day. ;) Souvenier hunters have cleaned up the wreakage. Ah well I can dream can't I?.......... Paul

Good to see the ducks enjoying themselves. :D At least John Pellicano can take his rc boat down there and have some fun. :) That is the worst condition I have seen for the field. It's going to take ...

After many hours of filling and sanding think she is ready for some fibreglass. Found out today that water based polyurathane is great to give your model a nice glossy finish, but is a bugger to sa...

Sorry kev, you are correct. I'm using a 3536c 1100kv motor in Gunfighter. Thought it was going pretty good :) Paul

Looks like you've fixed it now. Great job thanks Paul

Hi Kieran, Has something changed on the website? I'm not getting any emails advising me of new messages. Maybe it's my email filter playing up. Paul

Yep I hear you. I've gone for a very light weight cloth but I'll be mindful of the weight of finished model. Not using 2 part resin to fibreglass just water based polyurthane.(light coats). When you ...

Hi everyone. In order to prepare myself for the F14 Tomcat build I need to try out some techniques. For this I'm going to remodel my F16 pusher prop jet which is badly in need of some TLC. Things...